Australia Covid news updates: Victoria records 76 new local cases; health services under pressure as NSW braces for rise in cases – live

We’ve got to implement the national plan, that’s why it’s so important. And I know, across Queensland where cases, you know, particularly up north, they’ve been very few and far…

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Sydney hospitals struggle with escalating Covid outbreak as Coalition says targeted lockdowns may continue – live

Happy last sitting day for the week. Not that it matters too much, with the focus rightly on everything which is happening outside of the parliament. Gladys Berejiklian is doing…

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Australia politics live news: Victoria records 50 new Covid cases; calls to stick to national cabinet plan for reopening

Scott Morrison challenging the states to stick to reopening as outlined in Doherty report as Gladys Berejiklian promises return-to-school plan by week’s end. Follow updates liveEnding lockdowns with 80% vaccinated…

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Australia Covid news live update: Victoria records 65 new cases amid statewide lockdown, NSW braces for another record day

And as the Taliban – let me finish ... David, if you let me finish... sorry, David, I’m going to insist on finishing my answer. At the end of the…

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Covid Australia live news update: Victoria records 55 new cases; tensions high as national cabinet meets; first Afghanistan evacuees arrive in Perth

Australia has stepped up before in response to significant humanitarian crises, and I urge your government to be generous... It would seem our moral duty to stand with those who…

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Australia Covid live update: Victoria records 24 local cases; states and territories on edge as more than 13 million under lockdown

1.28am BST01:28 Anne Davies Analysis - If you find the daily 11am press conferences from Gladys Berejiklian frustrating, there’s a simple reason. After the headline numbers on cases and deaths,…

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Australia Covid live update: Victoria records 22 new cases; NSW launches crackdown as extra Pfizer doses delivered to Sydney hotspots

It is a big operation but it’s for a very important purpose so we need people to work with us on this ... The good news is we haven’t had…

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